"peer effect" is a correct and usable term in written English.
It is often used to describe the influence that peers can have on an individual's behavior, attitude or opinions. For example, "The peer effect among teenagers is often strong, leading to increased drug and alcohol use."
Thus for the purpose of devising effective policy it is important to purge these biases from peer effect estimates to identify whether peer influence is more important than peer selection [15].
Middle-income families are seeking a "peer effect" when they move to suburbs that send many graduates to prestigious colleges.
The study found that while there was a positive peer effect for children in the top sets, overall there was no improvement in average performance.
It was also found that due to the "peer effect," providing books to the peers of students increased the educational skills of the students themselves, even without books.
Individual outcomes are highly correlated with group average outcomes, a fact often interpreted as a causal peer effect.
This effect turns out to be moderated by the scientist's age, such that the localized peer effect decreases with age and finally turns negative for very senior scientists.
Moreover, we find that a scientist's involvement increases with the industry orientation of the scientist's co-authors ("personal peer effect"), irrespective of the scientist's age.
The researchers also tested whether a "peer effect" of being surrounded by more motivated students might explain this success and found it unlikely.
"We'll never know for sure why C.E.O.'s results are different," said Bloom. "We think there may be some kind of peer effect.
They also say there is a "peer effect," in which high-achieving children do better if paired with other high-achieving students.
"The positive female peer effect is related to a lower level of classroom disruption and violence, improved inter-student and student-teacher relationships, as well as to an increase in students' overall satisfaction with their school," they wrote.
